I’m sure you’ve had to sit through dull PowerPoint presentations before. It seems like they go on forever and you scarcely retain any of the information. What a total waste of time right? If you concur, make your next presentation more intriguing with some of the ideas below.
Don’t Forget Creativity
PowerPoint is very simple to use, but this doesn’t mean you should be lazy where creativity is concerned. Try to produce imaginative ways to make your slides more appealing. Maybe use an unforgettable quote that pertains to your subject, or use a mnemonic device to help retention. Don’t just put a bunch of slides up that have bullet points on them.
Come to your sales pitch or company meeting furnished with interesting and useful information. Don’t just slap some sales numbers on a series of slides. Rather, describe what these numbers mean.
Come with Solutions
Giving solutions or insights into the information you present is another way to help make your PowerPoint memorable. If your meeting is not merely to inform your audience but get them to think about the data and perhaps come up with ideas for enhancement or change, get them thinking along the same lines as you by offering them some ideas to ponder.
Also, if your presentation gives some important information, expand on that. To illustrate, if sales dropped significantly last quarter, explain why. You are providing them with the information anyway, so expanding on it can only help to give them a well rounded picture of the company and what they can do to modify or help things.
Don’t Get Too Fancy
While you ought to be creative when you make your slides, don’t opt for all the bells and whistles. A common mistake managers make is using excessive graphics and pictures, thinking this pop of color will draw the attention of the audience. What it generally does is distract. Additionally, many people simply read their slides to the audience, this is unnecessary and can bore, if not irritate, the audience. They will just read your points. Instead, focus on the most significant item and go in depth. Otherwise you could have just emailed the presentation to them and saved your breath.
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